2010
CELEBRATION OF TEACHING, LEARNING, RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
May 27, 2010
Award Recipients
Commerce & Business
Medical Office Assistant Online
Wayne Ratcliffe
Sheena Graves
Janet Schreier
Health Sciences
LPN Mental Health Nursing Program and
Psychiatric Nursing Refresher Certificate Program
Maureen Mackey
Patricia O¿Hagan
Health Sciences
Health Care Assistant
Certificate Program
Dianne Maxwell
Diane Batty
Dolores MacNeil
Patricia Juvik
Tanvir Uppal
Colleen Brown
Presenters:
Pauline Chow (Sci & Tech)
Animal Health Technology
Highlights of the Animal Health Technology Program including lab demonstrations on animal models and student projects.
Laurel Donaldson, Bill Archibald (CBA)
Using On-Line Assignment Systems
Present preliminary findings of survey on student perception of on-line assignment systems such as WileyPlus and Lyryx.
Dr. Laura Farres, Dr. Karen Sirna, Alison Gill (Sci & Tech)
Exploring Student Fieldwork Experiences within the Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching Program
This poster presents qualitative research exploring students¿ learning through the fieldwork component of the Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching Degree Program. Findings from surveys, interviews, and focus group conversations with students are discussed using psychological and socio-cultural theories. Reflections for curriculum and practice are considered.
Lucia Fuentes and Lynette Sigola-Barreto (Sci & Tech)
The Role of the Steroid Dexamethasone on Phagocytosis
This will be a poster presentation of research results regarding the effects of the anti-inflammatory steroid dexamethasone on phagocytosis in cultured mammalian cells.
Tanya Haye (LLPA)
Helping Students to Achieve through Structured Reflection
This study examined the effectiveness of providing prompts for reflection in action and reflection on action activities for business communication students.
Dr. John Higenbottam (H&SS)
Workshop on Basic Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research in Mental Health
Poster and Power Point presentation developed for workshops on basic quantitative and qualitative research methods. The workshops are intended to provide sufficient understanding of research methods to stimulate learner interest in conducting research as well as equipping learners with the ability to understand research terminology in articles and reports.
Alex Hu (The Training Group)
Practice Firm Program
The display is provided as a means of showcasing the Practice Firm Program of the Training Group.
Maria Iaquinta (Student & Enrollment Services)
Women¿s Experience of Career Decision-Making After Brain Injury
This poster presents the thematic results of a qualitative study of women¿s experience of career decision-making after sustaining a brain injury in midlife. The six common themes highlight the significance of social and relational contexts in the maintenance of mental health and the role of emotions and near death experience in career decision-making.
Rob McGregor (Sci & Tech)
Institute of Urban Ecology
Information will be presented on the activities of the Institute of Urban Ecology, including research posters on biological control of greenhouse pests and a student poster on stream invertebrate sampling.
Thomas McIlwraith (H&SS)
Why Aboriginal Hunting Camps Can¿t be Moved: Reflections on Field Work with Tahltan Hunters
A poster display illustrating the results of research on aboriginal campling with the Tahltan community at Iskut, BC.
Leonard Millis (Sci & Tech)
Use of Euglena as Model for Studying Phagocytic Activity of Macrophages
A poster describing the project will be displayed. Euglena is widely used as a model organism in Biology laboratories. The phagocytic responses of macrophages to Euglena are being examined.
Patricia O’Hagan (H Sci)
Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada (CCPHC) – Internationally Educated Health Care Professionals
A skill development program based on the core competencies of the Public Health Agency of Canada as learning outcomes including knowledge gained in Public Health Sciences; Assessment and Analysis; Policy & program Planning; implementation and Evaluation; Partnerships, Collaboration and Advocacy; Diversity and Inclusiveness; Communication; and Leadership.
Daniela Pacheva (Centre for Students with Disabilities)
College Students with Learning Disabilities: Understanding Learning Identity
Disability service providers acknowledge that disability self-knowledge is a critical factor in negotiating the demands of postsecondary education. This poster session will present the results of research on students¿ thinking about postsecondary learning and learning disabilities. The findings highlight the importance of understanding this thinking as it is incorporated in students; learning identity development throughout their postsecondary careers.
Valerie Schall (H Sci)
Identifying the Gaps in Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Long Term Care Facilities in BC
This poster outlines the findings of a BC wide cross-sectional survey of long term care facilities. The survey questions are designed to enable researchers to quantitatively define proportion of nationally recommended infection prevention and control (IPC) resources used by each facility in six key areas. These findings can help identify gaps in IPC resources in this setting.
Jeff Schutts (HSS)
Reel Historiography? Understanding History through Film
This exhibit outlines ¿Film/History¿: the intersection of academic study of history with popular representation of the past found on film. Grounded in an appreciation of how most of what students ¿know¿ of history comes not from scholars but pop culture, it reports on both my class room activities & research/conference presentations supported by Scholarly Activity Funds.
Dr. Cheryl Segaric (H Sci, BSN Program)
Progressively Engaging: How nurses, patients, and family members manage relationships in acute care hospital settings
Mari-Lou Shoulak (The Training Group)
Self Employment Program
A representation of the entrepreneurs and businesses launched by the Self Employment Program.
Dr. Alison Thomas et al (H&SS)
Investigating Student Engagement at Douglas College: A Three Phase SoTL Research Project
The SoTL cohort research project began in Fall 2006: Phase l consisted of in-depth exploratory interviews with 12 students; the Phase ll online survey of over 1000 students pursued issues arising from the Phase l interviews; Phase lll followed up on specific survey findings regarding student views of collaborative learning through a series of 7 student-led focus group discussions.
Kristin Wagner (Psychology)
Intergroup Relations, Religiosity, and Tolerance of Violence
Personal research that examined tolerance of violence in terms of ingroup/outgroup status, strength of religious belief, and religious group.
Marni Westerman (HSS)
Making Connections in Wales
This project revolved around returning to meet with colleagues at University of Wales, Trinity ¿ St. David¿s. These connections were related to teaching, research, and programs that students might wish to access for academic or applied purposes.
Michael C. Wilson (Sci & Tech)
Latest Pleistocene Vertebrates in Western Canada: Northward Dispersal of Late-Glacial to Postglacial Faunas in Two Contrasting Environmental Settings
Poster exhibit concerning Ice-Age mammals and the establishment of early postglacial ecosystems in the Canadian Plains and the San Juans- Vancouver Island region. There will also be a display of relevant reprints of publications and news articles.
David N. Wright (LLPA)
Burlesque Modernisms: Dancing Lines, Comics, and Dirty Limericks
A study of the interrelationships between the characteristics of burlesque performance and modernist literary aesthetics. Features the texts of E. E. Cummings, George Herriman, and others.